Yuri Okamoto

Last Updated :2025/06/16

Affiliations, Positions
Health Service Center, Professor
E-mail
yuriokahiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor(Medicine), Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Psychiatric science

Research Keywords

  • Prevention
  • Eating Disorder
  • Students

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, Intensive, Introduction to Overseas Dispatch and Study Abroad
  2. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, Intensive, Introduction to Overseas Dispatch and Study Abroad
  3. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, Introduction to Student Wellness
  4. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Studies in Psychiatry: Support Theory and Applications in Medical and Health Area

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Attitudes and Behavior toward COVID-19 Vaccination in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study, VACCINES, 10(6), 202206
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  2. Neural processing of negative word stimuli concerning body image in patients with eating disorders: An fMRI study, NEUROIMAGE, 50(3), 1333-1339, 20100415
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  3. Brain activation during the perception of distorted body images in eating disorders, PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING, 181(3), 183-192, 20100330
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  4. A ghrelin gene variant may predict crossover rate from restricting-type anorexia nervosa to other phenotypes of eating disorders: a retrospective survival analysis, PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS, 20(4), 153-159, 201008
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  5. The Relationship of the Platelet 5-HT-induced Calcium Response to Clinical Synptoms in Eating Disorders, Psychopharmacology, 142, 289-294, 19990401
  6. Mood States and Stress Coping of Patients with Eating Disorder, Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 40, 334-338, 20000401
  7. Crisis Intervention on Campus, CAMPUS HEALTH, 45(1), 311-312, 20080301
  8. Temporomesial activation in young females associated with unpleasant words concerning body image, NEUROPSYCHOBIOLOGY, 48(3), 136-142, 200310
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  9. Gender differences in brain activity generated by unpleasant word stimuli concerning body image: an fMRl study, BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 186, 48-53, 200506
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  10. No association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism with anorexia nervosa in Japanese, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS, 159B(1), 48-52, 201206
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  11. Brain activation during the perception of stressful word stimuli concerning interpersonal relationships in anorexia nervosa patients with high degrees of alexithymia in an fMRI paradigm, PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING, 201(2), 113-119, 20120228
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  12. Behavioral characteristics of subthreshold depression, JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 168, 472-475, 20141015
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  13. PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR A CONFUSED CHILD WITH BORDERLINE RETARDATION AT THE ONSET OF SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS, Japanese journal of child and adolescent psychiatry., 43(4), 415-427, 20020801
  14. PLAY THERAPY FOR TRICHOTILLOMANIA, 40(3), 267-276, 19990601
  15. Mood States and Stress Coping of Patients with Eating Disorders in Relation to Short-term Intervention, 41, 80-85, 200101
  16. Cognitive Function in Eating Disorders and Theraputic Approach, 112(8), 741-749, 20100825
  17. Eating Attitudes of College Students, 53(2), 157-164, 20130201
  18. Image of Father in Patients with Bulimia Nervosa : Clinical Characteristics of Bulimia Nervosa with Aggressive Father's Image, Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 43(6), 367-373, 20030601
  19. Mood States and Stress Coping of Patients with Eating Disorders in Relation to Short-term Intervention, Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 40(5), 333-338, 20000601
  20. Foreword, Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 48(10), 20081001
  21. Factors participating in recovery processes of eating disorders, 29, 1-6, 201303
  22. Case Study Play Therapy for Trichotillomania, Japanese journal of child and adolescent psychiatry., 43(0), 137-148, 2002
  23. On the approaches to the university students with identity diffusion syndrome: intervention using the inner parental object image of the students who are opposed to the interview session with their parents, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 23, 25-31, 200703
  24. How do the tutors think about mental health problems of the college students?, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 24, 39-43, 200803
  25. Mental health of college students with admissions office system, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 25, 29-33, 200903
  26. Activation syndrome induced SSRI in college mental heath, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 26, 11-16, 201003
  27. Knowledge and appreciation of developmental disorder : a survey of university students, 28, 1-8, 201203
  28. Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Campus Mental Health (2) Changes of secondary symptoms and approaches from a point of view of resilience, 27(0), 15-22, 201103
  29. Cognitive function in eating disorders, 241(9), 661-666, 20120602
  30. Group psychotherapy for eating disorders, 42(5), 663-668, 201305
  31. The Internet use situation in university students : Association between tendency of dependence and mental condition, 30, 7-13, 201403
  32. Transition of the psychosomatic symptoms in young patients with developmental disorder, 31, 1-6, 201503
  33. Clinical study of image of patients with eating disorders, Bulletin of general health research, Hiroshima University Health Service Center, 19 19, 1-6, 2003
  34. Eating disorders in university students. Clinical features of eating disorders who never have consulted doctors or dropped out from treatment, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center
  35. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders, Japanese Journal of Psychiatric Treatment, 11(9), 961-967, 1996
  36. Mood States and Stress Coping of Patients with Eating Disorders in Relation to Short-term Intervention, Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 41, 80-85, 2001
  37. Early intervention for eating disorders, Psychosomatic Medicine, 3(5), 366-370, 1999
  38. Eating disorders in female, Psychosomatic Medicine, 7(1), 19-26, 2003
  39. Psychopathology of eating disorder, Psychosomatic Medicine, 12(4), 269-274, 2008
  40. Parenting difficulties concerning children of women with eating disorders, Clinical Psychiatry, 54, 713-720, 2012
  41. Cognitive function in eating disorders, Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine, 72(4), 662-666, 2014
  42. Treatment course of anorexia nervosa, Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 30, 36-36, 1990
  43. Epidemiology of anorexia nervosa in Japanese adolescents, BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE, 9, 20150814
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  44. Brain Imaging Studies in Eating Disorders(Symposium/The Forefront of Eating Disorder Research), Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 49(1), 39-45, 20090101
  45. The support for students' mental health : The third stage of peer support training, The Annals of educational research, 485-491, 2005
  46. A trial of the group cognitive-behavior therapy for patients with panic disorder at Hiroshima University Hospital, 29, 51-58, 201303
  47. University students' understanding of social anxiety disorder. , 30, 1-6, 20140301
  48. Inward-oriented Japanese students and studying abroad , 30, 21-26, 20140301
  49. A Study on the Educational Effects of "Introduction to Student Wellness" : By focusing on Change of Offered Method. , 30, 35-43, 20140301
  50. The evaluation of mental health survey of workers , 30, 63-68, 20140301
  51. Insomnia disorder in university students, 31, 7-12, 201503
  52. Relationship between developmental disabilities and school avoidance tendencies in university student, 31, 27-33, 201503
  53. Inward-oriented Japanese students and international exchange, 31, 35-42, 201503
  54. Risk management in university mental health, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 23, 39-44, 200703
  55. On the object loss in the situation of campus life: that which foresees the turning points in the course of the broken heart at the age of the late-adolescence, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 24, 1-8, 200803
  56. On diagnosis and support for the students with pervasive developmental disorders: by using Autism-Spectrum Quotient Japanese Version: AQ-J, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 25, 1-9, 200903
  57. On the evaluation of workers with depressive states at the regular check-up: the screening study, Bulletin of general health research,Hiroshima University Health Service Center., 26, 29-33, 201003
  58. Pervasive developmental disorders in campus mental health (1) Background and secondary psychiatric symptoms, 27(0), 9-14, 201103
  59. What kind of opinion do university students have about eating disorders?, 28, 9-13, 201203
  60. On the treatment of the students' comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with Pervasive Developmental Disorders : by understanding of the situation of the outbreak, 27(0), 23-30, 201103
  61. Civil court cases pertaining to Japanese occupational health physicians, 28, 23-28, 201203
  62. Reinstatement support in the mental health disorder, 28, 35-42, 201203
  63. Parenting Difficulties Concerning Children of Women with Eating Disorders, 54(7), 713-720, 201207
  64. Cognitive function in eating disorders, 72(4), 662-666, 201404
  65. University students' understanding of social anxiety disorder, 30, 1-6, 201403
  66. The evaluation of mental health survey of workers, 30, 63-68, 201403
  67. Laws and Rules in University Health Administration, 30, 93-102, 201403
  68. Eating Disorders, 67(2), 183-192, 201502
  69. Epidemiology of anorexia nervosa in Japanese adolescents, BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 9(17), 1-6, 2015
  70. Anorexia Nervosa at School: Questionnaire Survey to the School Nurses of Elementary School, Junior High School, and Senior High School, Jpn J Psychosm Med, 55(11), 1251-1258, 2015
  71. Mental Health in Youth, Jpn J Psychosom Med, 55(12), 1322-1322, 2015
  72. Mental Health of University Students, Jpn J Psychosom Med, 55(12), 1360-1366, 2015
  73. Insomnia disorder in university students, Bulletin of General Health Research, 31, 7-12, 2015
  74. Evaluation of depression when entering a university, Bulletin of General Health Research, 31, 13-17, 2015
  75. Relationship between developmental disabilities and school avoidance tendencies in university students, Bulletin of General Health Research, 31, 27-33, 2015
  76. Inward-oriented Japanese students and international exchenge, Bulletin of General Health Research, 31, 35-42, 2015
  77. Mechanisms of behavioral activation for late adolescents: Positive reinforcement mediate the relationship between activation and depressive symptoms from pre-treatment to post-treatment, JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 204, 70-73, 20161101
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  78. Behavioral activation for late adolescents with subthreshold depression: a randomized controlled trial, EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, 25(11), 1171-1182, 201611
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  79. Detailed course of depressive symptoms and risk for developing depression in late adolescents with subthreshold depression: a cohort study, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT, 13, 25-33, 2017
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  80. Characteristics of depressive symptoms in contemporary Japanese youth: a comparison with 15 years ago, Acta Psychopathologica, 3, 27-30, 2017
  81. Young adults with autism spectrum disorder: Intervention to psychosomatic symptoms of childhood is the key preventing maladjustment of the youth, Acta Psychopathologica, 3, 57-63, 2017
  82. A 10-year follow-up study of completers versus dropouts following treatment with an integrated cognitive-behavioral group therapy for eating disorders, Journal of Eating Disorders, 52, 2017
  83. Cohort survey of college students' eating attitudes: interventions for depressive symptoms and stress coping were key factors for preventing bulimia in a subthreshold group, BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE, 12, 20180524
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  84. Effects of behavioural activation on the neural circuit related to intrinsic motivation, BJPSYCH OPEN, 4(5), 317-323, 201809
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  85. Effects of behavioral activation program without psychotropic medication treatment for depression in late adolescence: case report, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT, 14, 2159-2164, 2018
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  86. Enduring effects of a 5-week behavioral activation program for subthreshold depression among late adolescents: an exploratory randomized controlled trial, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT, 14, 2633-2641, 2018
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  87. Relations Among Clinical Factors After Behavioral Activation for Subthreshold Depression, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE THERAPY, 14(3), 612-622, 202109
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